Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

federative

/fˈɛdɚətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
fed-er-a-tive
IPA
/fˈɛdɚətɪv/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy, a federation; federal.

Inflected Forms

fœderative (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

federatively

Phrases

Federative Republic of Brazil federative unit Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

Synonyms

federational

Questions

How do you pronounce federative?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɛdɚətɪv/.
What does federative mean?
Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy, a federation; federal.

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